Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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| CAUSES OF DEATH. | St. James's Square. | Golden Square. | | Berwick Street. | Workhouse. | Under 1 Year of Age. | Above 1 and under 5. | Above 5 and under 20. | Above 20 and under 40. | Above 40 and under 60. | Above 60 and under 80. | Above 80 and upwards. | At all Ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Scarlatina | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hooping Cough | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 |
| Typlius | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Remittent Fever | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | . . | .. | 1 |
| Syphilis | . . | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Dropsy | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cancer | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | . . | 3 |
| Scrofula | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| Tabes Mesenterica | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Phthisis | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | .. | 33 |
| Hydrocephalus | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Apoplexy | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Paralysis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 5 | |
| Epilepsy | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | .. | 8 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | |
| Disease of Brain, &c. | .. | 3 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 6 |
| Pericarditis | , . | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | . . | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Heart, &c. | 6 | 3 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Laryngitis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | |
| Pleurisy | 1 | .. | 6 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | ||
| Disease of Lungs, &c. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Enteritis | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Peritonitis | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Ulceration of Intestine | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hepatitis | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | |
| Disease of Liver, &c. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Disease of Kidneys, &c. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Ulcer | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | |
| Premature Birth | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Other Malformations . | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Teething | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 |
| Old Age | 3 | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Atrophy and Debility | 2 | 2 | 8 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 |
| Fractures &Contusions | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | |
| Suifocation | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Poison | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanging | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| 34 | 47 | 53 | 30 | 51 | 25 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 5 | = 104 |